He’s one of Boston’s finest – but he’s not just for New England. Lenny Clarke was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of eight children. He decided to pursue stand-up comedy one night when he was working as a janitor, putting himself through college at University of Massachusetts Boston. That night he went to the Ding-Ho Restaurant in Cambridge and saw some comics performing. Convinced he could do the same thing, he returned the next week and – the rest is history. Clarke spent several years as the regular host of open-mic nights there and has since traveled the world as a stand-up. His gifted comedic abilities captured the attention of the legendary Rodney Dangerfield who gave Clarke his first big break on TV, casting him on the HBO special, “Nothin’ Goes Right,” in 1988. He and Dangerfield also worked together years later on “Meet Wally Sparks.” After years of hard work, Clarke was “discovered” yet again at The Montreal Comedy Festival. From 2004 to 2011, Clarke appeared in the recurring role of Uncle Teddy on the FX comedy-drama Rescue Me with Denis Leary. Other TV work includes the eponymous “Lenny,” which ran for 18 episodes, four-plus years on “The John Larroquette Show,” “The Job,” hosting FOX’s “The Sunday Comics” and guest appearances on “Touched by an Angel,” “Love Boat: The Next Wave,” and numerous appearances on Comedy Central. Clarke’s feature films include “Stuck on You,” “Just Another Story,” “Moonlight Mile,” “What’s the Worst That Could Happen?,” “Me, Myself and Irene,” “Rounders,” “There’s Something About Mary,” “Two if by Sea,” “Southie,” “Massholes,” “Bluff” and “Here Comes The Boom.” Just recently, Lenny performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”